Looking At Qualcomm's Recent Unusual Options Activity


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A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Qualcomm.

Looking at options history for Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) we detected 14 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 42% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 57% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $1,651,618 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $251,815.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $95.0 to $160.0 for Qualcomm over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Qualcomm options trades today is 4076.5 with a total volume of 2,918.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Qualcomm's big money trades within a strike price range of $95.0 to $160.0 over the last 30 days.

Qualcomm Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
QCOMPUTTRADEBULLISH01/17/25$120.00$712.0K2.3K400
QCOMPUTSWEEPNEUTRAL09/15/23$120.00$192.6K4.8K240
QCOMPUTTRADEBEARISH07/21/23$160.00$189.2K044
QCOMCALLTRADEBULLISH01/17/25$100.00$151.7K35150
QCOMPUTTRADEBEARISH01/19/24$110.00$143.4K7.1K200

Where Is Qualcomm Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,852,365, the price of QCOM is down -2.12% at $117.25.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 28 days.

What The Experts Say On Qualcomm:

  • Mizuho downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $140

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


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